Album

Troubadour

K'naan

2009 · Hip Hop, Rock

Rare pressing on Gatefold

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Troubadour by K'naan

Troubadour is a Hip-Hop album by K'naan, originally released in 2009. On Gatefold: 21 pressings tracked.

About

The third major-label album from Somalian/Canadian artist K'Naan, (following the critically acclaimed <i>The Dusty Foot Philosopher<i> and live follow-up <i>The Dusty Foot On the Road</i>), <i>Troubadour</i> is another collection of mostly upbeat joints that fuse rap, rock, pop, reggae, and global activism, with several triumphant African-pride tracks ("T.I.A." and "Somalia") as well as a great romantic number ("Fatima") and a comical tale of the broke, struggling artist ("15 Minutes Away"). Genre-wise, the music flows over rap and rock beats, adding hooks, breaking heads and breaking hearts with his story of survival growing up in Mogadishu. Fittingly, the featured guests are an extraordinarily diverse bunch, including Damian Marley, Metallica bassist Kirk Hammett, old-school rapper Chubb Rock, and Adam Levine from Maroon 5. Other key tracks include "Dreamers," "ABC’s," and "America" with Mos Def and Chali 2na.</i></i>

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Tracklist

  1. 1T.I.A.3:38
  2. 2ABC's (feat. Chubb Rock) [Chubb Rock Version]3:09
  3. 3Dreamer4:32
  4. 4I Come Prepared (feat. Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley)4:09
  5. 5Bang Bang (feat. Adam Levine)3:03
  6. 6If Rap Gets Jealous (feat. Kirk Hammett)3:39
  7. 7Wavin' Flag3:40
  8. 8Somalia3:33
  9. 9America (feat. Mos Def & Chali 2na)4:45
  10. 10Fatima5:01
  11. 11Fire In Freetown4:36
  12. 12Take a Minute4:06
  13. 1315 Minutes Away4:56
  14. 14People Like Me6:17
  15. 15Wavin' Flag (feat. will.i.am & David Guetta)3:30
  16. 16Wavin' Flag (Coca-Cola Celebration Mix)3:32
  17. 17Wavin' Flag (feat. David Bisbal) [Coca-Cola Spanish Celebration Mix]3:52
  18. 18Does It Really Matter3:54
  19. 19Wavin' Flag (The Making Of - iTunes Exclusive)2:48

Sound DNA

  • Hip-Hop
  • Alternative Hip-Hop
  • warm
  • uplifting
  • bohemian

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Track #1 features a sample "Simmer Down" By The Wailers.
Track #2 contains a sample from "Kasalefkut Hulu" written by Malatu Astatke.
Track #3 contains a sample from "Tey Gedyeleshem" written by Alemayehu Eshete.
Track #4 contains a sample from "Shellela" Getatchew Mekurya.
Track #8 contains a sample from "Yene Mastawesha" written by Tiahoun Gessesse.
Track #9 contains a sample from "Lantchi" written by Tiahoun Gessesse.
Track #13 contains a sample from "Yene Felagote" by Tiahoun Gessesse.
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Credits

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Performers

  • Adam LevineBACKING VOCALS FEATURING
  • AnjulieBACKING VOCALS
  • Bruno MarsBACKING VOCALS BASS DRUMS
  • Chali 2naFEATURING
  • Chubb RockFEATURING
  • Damian MarleyFEATURING
  • David BisbalFEATURING VOCALS
  • David GuettaFEATURING
  • DeucePROGRAMMED BY
  • Don GilmoreBASS BASS, KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS
  • Dwight DawesCLAVINET, ELECTRIC ORGAN CLAVINET, ELECTRIC ORGAN , BASS CLAVINET, ORGAN
  • FéféFEATURING
  • FieldBASS EFFECTS , SYNTHESIZER ELECTRIC PIANO , BASS
  • Gannin ArnoldGUITAR
  • Ian ColemanGUITAR
  • IpangFEATURING
  • Jacky CheungFEATURING
  • James ValentineGUITAR

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